Objective: To compare the effectiveness of simulated patients with real patients through
undergraduate students' results of Mini-Cex encounters and their opinions. Study Design …

Background: Good communication skill is as crucial for the medical practitioner as medical
knowledge for better patient outcome. Incorporating simulated patients for teaching …

Purpose To determine students' views about the strengths and weaknesses of real patient
interactions as opposed to simulated patient (SP) interactions in the undergraduate medical …

Context The use of simulated patients (SPs) in teaching communication and practical skills
at medical schools is mostly limited to single‐case use: a student has 1 consultation with an …

Introduction: Simulations with standardized patients (SP) have long been used for
teaching/assessing communication skills. The present study describes and evaluates an …

Purpose Few studies have compared the instructiveness of real patient contacts with
simulated patient (SP) contacts. Although most of these studies found no difference, students …

Background Physicians' communication skills are important for patient-centered care.
Although working with simulated patients (SPs) in case simulations is common for training …

Background: Physicians' communicative and social competences are highly relevant for
doctor-patient relationships. Simulation-based learning is frequently used to provide …

Aims: Two types of virtual patient designs can be distinguished–a 'narrative'structure and a
'problem-solving'structure (1). This study assesses attitudes of students with respect to …

Background: The established communication skills training (CST) curriculum consists of
continuous education, frequent practice with real patients, supervision and feedback from …